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How the Tax-Free Savings Account Will Work
* l' r$ y4 R1 W- D3 h0 Q# W$ r- `Starting in 2009, Canadian residents age 18 or older will be eligible to contribute up to $5,000 annually to a TFSA, with unused room being carried forward. & T6 ~# Y0 N7 O2 e4 S
Contributions will not be deductible. , D4 U* D( H( B9 t4 M' Q
Capital gains and other investment income earned in a TFSA will not be taxed. ( b7 {* ~8 D; P5 U
Withdrawals will be tax-free.
. J2 a5 j% B/ Y' {& \. BNeither income earned within a TFSA nor withdrawals from it will affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits.
2 t! ^' b. s* MWithdrawals will create contribution room for future savings.
4 Z9 @$ h6 ?- h0 a8 QContributions to a spouse’s or common-law partner’s TFSA will be allowed, and TFSA assets will be transferable to the TFSA of a spouse or common-law partner upon death. 0 @+ Z" ^! [7 O* Z, |8 j
Qualified investments include all arm’s-length Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) qualified investments. 7 w' E. N8 j+ ?- Y( ?- l. I- _: E2 {
The $5,000 annual contribution limit will be indexed to inflation in $500 increments. |
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